Suicidal Mother Kills Herself, 3 Kids By Plunging Car Into River

Lashandra Armstrong (middle), and two of her children who drowned in last night's incident. Lance Pierce (Left), Lainaina Pierce (Right)

NEW YORK– A mother and 3 of her children died after she drove her minivan into the Hudson River last night.

A fourth child, Lashaun Armstrong, 10, survived by opening the power window and swimming to shore. Lashaun was picked up by a passerby who took him to a nearby fire station, prompting the police’s search for the family.